Name Robelis Despaigne Role Olympic athlete | Height 2.00 m | |
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Born 9 August 1988 (age 35) ( 1988-08-09 ) People also search for Anthony Obame, Carlo Molfetta, Liu Xiaobo | ||
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Robelis Despaigne (born 9 August 1988, Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban taekwondo practitioner.
He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +80 kg event. He beat Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije in the first round, before losing to Anthony Obame in sudden death in the quarterfinal. Because Obame reached the final Despaigne was entered into the repechage. There he beat Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga, with the fight stopped because of the points difference. He beat Daba Modibo Keita in his bronze medal match by walkover as Keita could not compete due to injury.
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